Acoustical sound proofing material with improved fracture characteristics and methods for manufacturing same
A material for use in building construction (partition, wall, ceiling, floor or door) that exhibits improved acoustical sound proofing and fracture characteristics optimized for efficient installation. The material comprises a laminated structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of viscoelastic material which also functions both as a glue and as an energy dissipating layer; and one or more constraining layers, such as gypsum or cement-based panel products modified for easy fracture. In one embodiment, standard paper-faced wallboard, typically gypsum, comprises the external surfaces of the laminated structure with the inner surface of said wallboard being bare with no paper or other material being placed thereon. The resulting structure improves the attenuation of sound transmitted through the structure while also allowing installation of the sound proofing material as efficiently as the installation of standard material when the sound proofing material is used alone or incorporated into a partition assembly.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/697,691 filed Apr. 6, 2007, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUNDNoise control constitutes a rapidly growing economic and public policy concern for the construction industry. Areas with high acoustical isolation (commonly referred to as ‘soundproofed’) are requested and required for a variety of purposes. Apartments, condominiums, hotels, schools and hospitals all require walls, ceilings and floors that are specifically designed to reduce the transmission of sound in order to minimize or eliminate the disruption to people in adjacent rooms. Soundproofing is particularly important in buildings adjacent to public transportation including highways, airports and railroad lines. Additionally, theaters and home theaters, music practice rooms, recording studios and others require increased noise abatement for acceptable listening levels. Likewise, hospitals and general healthcare facilities have begun to recognize acoustical comfort as an important part of a patient's recovery time. One measure of the severity of multi-party residential and commercial noise control issues is the widespread emergence of model building codes and design guidelines that specify minimum Sound Transmission Class (STC) ratings for specific wall structures within a building. Another measure is the broad emergence of litigation between homeowners and builders over the issue of unacceptable noise levels. To the detriment of the U.S. economy, both problems have resulted in major builders refusing to build homes, condos and apartments in certain municipalities; and in cancellation of liability insurance for builders.
Various construction techniques and products have emerged to address the problem of noise control, such as: replacement of wooden framing studs with light gauge steel studs; alternative framing techniques such as staggered-stud and double-stud construction; additional gypsum drywall layers; the addition of resilient channels to offset and isolate drywall panels from framing studs; the addition of mass-loaded vinyl barriers; cellulose-based sound board; and the use of cellulose and fiberglass batt insulation in walls not requiring thermal control. All of these changes help reduce the noise transmission but not to such an extent that certain disturbing noises (e.g., those with significant low frequency content or high sound pressure levels) in a given room are prevented from being transmitted to a room designed for privacy or comfort. The noise may come from rooms above or below the occupied space, or from an outdoor noise source. In fact, several of the above named methods only offer a three to six decibel improvement in acoustical performance over that of standard construction techniques with no regard to acoustical isolation. Such a small improvement represents a just noticeable difference, not a soundproofing solution. A second concern with the above named techniques is that each involves the burden of either additional (sometimes costly) construction materials or extra labor expense due to complicated designs and additional assembly steps.
More recently, an alternative building noise control product has been introduced to the market in the form of a laminated damped drywall panel as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,181,891. That panel replaces a traditional drywall layer and eliminates the need for additional materials such as resilient channels, mass loaded vinyl barriers, additional stud framing, and additional layers of drywall. The resulting system offers excellent acoustical performance improvements of up to 15 decibels in some cases. However, the panel cannot be cut by scribing and breaking. Rather than using a box cutter or utility knife to score the panel for fracture by hand, the panels must be scored multiple times and broken with great force over the edge of a table or workbench. Often times, the quality of the resulting break (in terms of accuracy of placement and overall straightness) is poor. The reason for the additional force required to fracture the laminated panel is because the component gypsum layers have a liner back paper (or liner fiberglass nonwoven) that has a high tensile strength. Tests have shown that scored panels of this type require approximately 85 pounds of force to fracture versus the 15 pounds required to break scored ½ inch thick standard gypsum wallboard and the 46 pounds of force required to break scored ⅝ inch thick type X gypsum wallboard. This internal layer (or layers, in some cases) must be broken under tension via considerable bending force during a typical score and snap operation.
In many cases, the tradesman is forced to cut each panel with a power tool such as a circular saw or a rotary cutting tool to ensure a straight cut and a high quality installation. This adds time and labor costs to the panel installation and generates copious amounts of dust which act as a nuisance to the laborers and adds even more installation expense in the form of jobsite clean up.
A figure of merit for the sound reducing qualities of a material or method of construction is the material or wall assembly's Sound Transmission Class (STC). The STC rating is a classification which is used in the architectural field to rate partitions, doors and windows for their effectiveness in blocking sound. The rating assigned to a particular partition design as a result of acoustical testing represents a best fit type of approach to a curve that establishes the STC value. The test is conducted in such a way as to make it independent of the test environment and yields a number for the partition only and not its surrounding structure or environment. The measurement methods that determine an STC rating are defined by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM). They are ASTM E 90, “Standard Test Method Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements,” and ASTM E413 “Classification for Sound Insulation,” used to calculate STC ratings from the sound transmission loss data for a given structure. These standards are available on the Internet at www.astm.org.
A second figure of merit for the physical characteristics of construction panels is the material's flexural strength. This refers to the panel's ability to resist breaking when a force is applied to the center of a simply supported panel. Values of flexural strength are given in pounds of force (lbf) or Newtons (N). The measurement technique used to establish the flexural strength of gypsum wallboard or similar construction panels is ASTM C 473 “Standard Test Methods for the Physical Testing of Gypsum Panel Products”. This standard is available on the Internet at www.astm.org.
The desired flexural strength of a panel is dependant upon the situation. For a pristine panel, a high flexural strength is desirable since it allows for easy transportation and handling without panel breakage. However, when the panel is scored by the tradesman (for example, with a utility knife) for fitting and installation, a low flexural strength is desirable. In that case, a low value indicates that the scored panel may be easily fractured by hand without excessive force.
Accordingly, what is needed is a new material and a new method of construction to reduce the transmission of sound from a given room to an adjacent area while simultaneously minimizing the materials required and the cost of installation labor during construction.
SUMMARYIn accordance with the present invention, a new laminar structure and associated manufacturing process are disclosed which significantly improve both the material's installation efficiency and the ability of a wall, ceiling, floor or door to reduce the transmission of sound from one architectural space (e.g. room) to an adjacent architectural space, or from the exterior to the interior of an architectural space (e.g. room), or from the interior to the exterior of an architectural space.
The material comprises a lamination of several different materials. In accordance with one embodiment, a laminar substitute for drywall comprises a sandwich of two outer layers of selected thickness gypsum board, each lacking the standard liner back paper, which are glued to each other using a sound dissipating adhesive wherein the sound dissipating adhesive is applied over all of the interior surfaces of the two outer layers. In one embodiment, the glue layer is a specially formulated QuietGlue™, which is a viscoelastic material, of a specific thickness. Formed on the interior surfaces of the two gypsum boards, the glue layer is about 1/32 inch thick. In one instance, a 4 foot×8 foot panel constructed using a 1/32 inch thick layer of glue has a total thickness of approximately ½ inches and has a scored flexural strength of 22 pounds force and an STC value of approximately 38. A double-sided wall structure constructed using single wood studs, R13 fiberglass batts in the stud cavity, and the laminated panel screwed to each side provides an STC value of approximately 49. The result is a reduction in noise transmitted through the wall structure of approximately 15 decibels compared to the same structure using common (untreated) gypsum boards of equivalent mass and thickness.
This invention will be more fully understood in light of the following drawings taken together with the following detailed description.
The following detailed description is meant to be exemplary only and not limiting. Other embodiments of this invention, such as the number, type, thickness, dimensions, area, shape, and placement order of both external and internal layer materials, will be obvious to those skilled in the art in view of this description.
The process for creating laminar panels in accordance with the present invention takes into account many factors: exact chemical composition of the glue; glue application process; pressing process; and drying and dehumidification process.
The gypsum board in top layer 101 typically is fabricated using standard well-known techniques and thus the method for fabricating the gypsum board will not be described. Next, the bottom face of gypsum layer 101 is an unfaced (without paper or fiberglass liner) interior surface 104. In other embodiments, surface 104 may be faced with a thin film or veil with a very low tensile strength. In one embodiment this thin film or veil can be a single use healthcare fabric as described more completely below in paragraph 21. Applied to surface 104 is a layer of glue 102 called “QuietGlue™. Glue 102, made of a viscoelastic polymer, has the property that the kinetic energy in the sound which interacts with the glue, when constrained by surrounding layers, will be significantly dissipated by the glue thereby reducing the sound's total energy across a broad frequency spectrum, and thus the sound energy which will transmit through the resulting laminar structure. Typically, this glue 102 is made of the materials as set forth in TABLE 1, although other glues having similar characteristics to those set forth directly below TABLE 1 can also be used in this invention.
The preferred formulation is but one example of a viscoelastic glue. Other formulations may be used to achieve similar results and the range given is an example of successful formulations investigated here.
The physical solid-state characteristics of QuietGlue™ include:
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- 1) a broad glass transition temperature below room temperature;
- 2) mechanical response typical of a rubber (i.e., elongation at break, low elastic modulus);
- 3) strong peel strength at room temperature;
- 4) weak shear strength at room temperature;
- 6) does not dissolve in water (swells poorly); and
- 7) peels off the substrate easily at temperature of dry ice.
QuietGlue may be obtained from Serious Materials, 1259 Elko Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif. 94089.
Gypsum board layer 103 is placed on the bottom of the structure and carefully pressed in a controlled manner with respect to uniform pressure (pounds per square inch), temperature and time. The top face of gypsum layer 103 is an unfaced (without paper or fiberglass liner) interior surface 105. In other embodiments, surface 105 may be faced with a thin film or veil with a very low tensile strength. The maximum very low tensile strength for the thin film or veil is approximately six (6) psi but the preferred very low tensile strength for this material is as low as approximately one (1) psi. In one embodiment this thin film can be a fabric such as a single use healthcare fabric as described more completely in paragraph 21. Such fabrics are typically used for surgical drapes and gowns.
Finally, the assembly is subjected to dehumidification and drying to allow the panels to dry, typically for forty-eight (48) hours.
In one embodiment of this invention, the glue 102, when spread over the bottom of top layer 101, is subject to a gas flow for about forty-five seconds to partially dry the glue. The gas can be heated, in which case the flow time may be reduced. The glue 102, when originally spread out over any material to which it is being applied, is liquid. By partially drying out the glue 102, either by air drying for a selected time or by providing a gas flow over the surface of the glue, the glue 102 becomes a pressure sensitive adhesive, much like the glue on a tape. The second panel, for example the bottom layer 103, is then placed over the glue 102 and pressed against the material beneath the glue 102 (as in the example of
In
Examples of materials for the constraining layer 202 include polyester non-wovens, fiberglass non-woven sheets, cellulosic nonwovens, or similar products. The tensile strength of these materials varies with the length of the constituent fibers and the strength of the fiber/binder bond. Those with shorter fibers and weaker bond strengths have lower tensile strengths. A good example of such materials are the plastic-coated cellulosic nonwoven materials commonly used as single use healthcare fabrics, known for their poor tensile strengths. Single use healthcare fabrics are available from the 3M Corporation of St. Paul, Minn., DuPont of Wilmington, Del. and Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland. The preferred maximum very low tensile strength for these materials is approximately six (6) psi but the preferred very low tensile strength for these materials is approximately one (1) psi. The weight of these materials can vary from a high of approximately four (4) ounces per square yard down to a preferred weight of approximately eight tenths (0.8) of an ounce per square yard. Alternate materials can be of any type and any appropriate thickness with the condition that they have acceptably low tensile strength properties. In the example of
The flexural strength value of the finished laminate 100 significantly decreases with the elimination of the paper facings at surfaces 104 and 105.
In comparison, scored typical prior art gypsum sheets (F1 to F4 and E1 to E4) with interior paper faced surfaces, have an average flexural strength of 15 pounds force for ½ inch thick and 46 pounds force for ⅝ inch thick respectively. These prior art laminated panels can be scored and fractured in the standard manner used in construction but lack the acoustic properties of the structures described herein. The other prior art structures shown in
In fabricating the structure of
In fabricating the structure of
Accordingly, the laminated structures of this invention provide a significant improvement in the sound transmission class number associated with the structures and thus reduce significantly the sound transmitted from one room to adjacent rooms while simultaneously providing for traditional scoring and hand fracture during installation.
The dimensions given for each material in the laminated structures of this invention can be varied as desired to control cost, overall thickness, weight, anticipated moisture and temperature control requirements, and STC results. The described embodiments and their dimensions are illustrative only and not limiting. Other materials than gypsum can be used for one or both of the external layers of the laminated structures shown in
Other embodiments of this invention will be obvious in view of the above description.
Claims
1. A laminated building structure, comprising:
- a first gypsum board having two surfaces, said two surfaces including a first outer clad surface and a first inner unclad surface, wherein the entire inner surface of the first gypsum board is unclad;
- a first layer of viscoelastic glue placed directly on the first inner unclad surface; and
- a second gypsum board located proximate to said first layer of viscoelastic glue, said second gypsum board having two surfaces, said two surfaces including a second outer clad surface and a second inner unclad surface, wherein the entire inner surface of the second gypsum board is unclad.
2. The structure of claim 1, wherein said second gypsum board directly contacts said first layer of viscoelastic glue.
3. The structure of claim 1, wherein said structure is adapted for use in walls, ceilings, floors or other building partitions to attenuate sound.
4. The structure of claim 1, wherein said first outer clad surface is paper.
5. The structure of claim 1, wherein said first outer clad surface is nonwoven fiberglass.
6. The structure of claim 1, further including:
- a constraining layer formed from a low tensile strength material placed directly on said first layer of viscoelastic glue, said constraining layer having a first constraining layer surface in contact with said first layer of viscoelastic glue and a second constraining layer surface; and
- a second layer of viscoelastic glue located directly on the second constraining layer surface, wherein said second gypsum board directly contacts said second layer of viscoelastic glue.
7. The structure of claim 1, wherein said structure has a scored flexural strength of less than about 50 pounds force when one of the first or second outer clad surfaces is scored.
8. The structure of claim 7, wherein said structure has a scored flexural strength of about 22 pounds force when one of the first or second outer clad surfaces is scored.
9. The structure of claim 1, wherein said structure has a Sound Transmission Class (“STC”) value of greater than about 34.
10. The structure of claim 9, wherein said structure has an STC of about 49.
11. The structure of claim 1 wherein the viscoelastic glue is a fire enhanced glue comprising up to 25% of a zinc borate compound by weight.
12. A laminated, sound-attenuating structure, comprising:
- a gypsum board having two surfaces, said two surfaces including an outer paper-clad surface and an inner unclad surface, wherein the entire inner surface of the gypsum board is unclad;
- a first layer of viscoelastic glue located directly on the inner unclad surface; and
- a cement-based board located proximate said first layer of viscoelastic glue, said cement-based board having two surfaces, said two surfaces including an outer cement surface and an inner cement surface.
13. The structure of claim 12, wherein the cement-based board includes calcium silicate, magnesium oxide, or a phosphate.
14. The structure of claim 12, further comprising:
- a low tensile strength constraining layer located over said first layer of viscoelastic glue, said constraining layer having two surfaces, including a first constraining layer surface in direct contact with said first layer of viscoelastic glue and a second constraining layer surface; and
- a second layer of viscoelastic glue located on said second constraining layer surface.
15. The structure of claim 12 wherein the viscoelastic glue is a fire enhanced glue comprising up to 25% of a zinc borate compound by weight.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 13, 2018
Patent Publication Number: 20130240291
Assignee: PACIFIC COAST BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. (Rancho Cordova, CA)
Inventor: Brandon D. Tinianov (Santa Clara, CA)
Primary Examiner: Theodore V Adamos
Application Number: 13/783,165
International Classification: E04B 1/82 (20060101); E04B 1/84 (20060101); E04B 1/86 (20060101); E04B 2/74 (20060101);